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The songs were linked by contemporary social commentary, mostly by Flanders. Highlights included "Ill Wind", in which Flanders sings rapidly about a pilfered horn to the tune of the Rondo from Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 and "New Built Up Area", a soliloquy by Flanders in which a disgruntled resident of Salisbury Plain complains of the newly ...
"The Hippopotamus" is among those Ian Wallace included in his repertoire; [8] "The Elephant" was written by Flanders and Swann especially for Ian Wallace, [9] although they also sang it themselves. [10] "Ill Wind"—Flanders's words sung to a slightly cut version, with cadenza, of the rondo finale of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major ...
This concerto is one of Mozart's two horn concerti to have ripieno horns (horns included in the orchestra besides the soloist), though, in contrast to the Horn Concerto No. 2, K. 417, the solo horn in this one duplicates the first ripieno horn's part in the tutti passages. [5]
Flanders and Swann in the show. The show opened on 31 December 1956 at the New Lindsey. No West End shows were opening on that evening, and consequently, as Swann put it, "quite a number of critics turned up on spec." [7] In The Observer, Kenneth Tynan called the show "a witty and educated diversion …
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Concerto for Horn, Strings, and Basso Continuo in E-flat major, QV 5: Anh. 13 [1] Concerto for Horn, Strings, and Basso Continuo in E-flat major, QV 5: Anh. 14 [1] Concerto ex D-sharp major for corno concertato, oboe, 2 violins, viola and basso [citation needed] III. Concerti a Corno concertato [citation needed] Johann Christian Reinhardt
Michael Henry Flanders OBE (1 March 1922 – 14 April 1975) was an English actor, broadcaster, and writer and performer of comic songs. He is best known for his stage partnership with Donald Swann. As a young man Flanders seemed to be heading for a successful acting career.
A number of concertos and concertante works have been written for cor anglais (English horn) and string, wind, chamber, or full orchestra.. English horn concertos appeared about a century later than oboe solo pieces, mostly because until halfway through the 18th century different instruments (the taille de hautbois, vox humana and the oboe da caccia) had the role of the tenor or alto ...